Battle Over Sugar Trust Splits Hoyt Co Sparks Market Raid
The Hoyt company in Chicago shocks markets by breaking away from the sugar trust price system by cutting wholesale sugar prices and signaling more western firms may follow. The move follows long conflict with the American Refining and Wholesale Grocers Association, which kept prices uniform nationwide. If the war extends into the fruit canning season, consumers could see meaningful savings as prices fall further and suppliers adjust.
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Havemes
Arbuckle
Louisville
Hoyt Company
Chicago
W. ML. Hoyt Company of
Svveral
American Refining Company
Hoyts
New York
Trust Bes
Iave
Hoyt
Consumae
Glove Sights and Advice From Atchison Item
An Atchison man offers social and moral guidance on courtship and marriage. He notes disdain for epee and urges chaperones at visits to couples, claiming wives may appeal to parents for help when they feel pressed. The piece blends cautionary anecdotes with humor about manners.
Butte Fire Claims Several Residents and Strangers
March 1 dispatch from Butte Montana reports a devastating fire at the arena complex. Management lists victims and suspects, with two residents named along with unknown strangers whose bodies may be found among the ruins. Fire officials caution that the blaze is not yet under control and more details are awaited.
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Arena
Butte
Mont
Etule Folie
Prarkkrieg
Kaul Sullivan
Martin Rooney
Leadville
Ste Kod
Letetne
Sears
Ecfonds
Reflections of a Bachelor from the New Turk Press
Soree men have tots of tove for their wives yet keep it in cold storage. A woman decides on the man before marriage. Stan plans to marry before choosing a girl if she dares, and every woman prays for her husband to love her more. Two girls meet to learn what each other knows and hides what they don’t. The piece notes men and women’s churchgoing motives and jokes about hair curl.
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New Turk
Abe
Mills to Move to Georgia Atlante
Merrimac mills of Lowell Massachusetts plan relocation to Georgia. Mr Pond, representing Merrimac mills, confirms a decision to establish a cotton mill employing about four hundred workers at Powder Springs or nearby. The plant will produce goods formerly made by the Lowell mill, while the New England facility may be moved.
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Atlante
Giffard
Food Authority
Merrimac Mills
Lowell
Mase
New England
Georgii
Pond
Merrimag Mills
Merrie Tills
Powder Springs
Georgia
Pead
Best
Cotton Shipped Abroad to Egypt China and Japan
Rome Ga March 23 Five new cotton mills are under construction near the city. Each will have large spindle capacity and produce common points and stitching. Mills seek foreign demand in Egypt China Japan and other eastern markets where higher prices are found. Much of southern cotton already exports abroad while local sales are scarce. Business transacted through foreign agencies.
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Egypt
China
Japan
Rome
Énill
MISS CORELLI GRI E VANCE
London reports Miss Marie Corelli’s grievance over memorials after the death of Coombe Martin, longtime literary model to writers. Corelli would replace a monument in his memory with a plain cross carrying the note Heaven Dale. The rector objects that the sexton is a man, not a myth, and the churchyard cannot bear gratuitous notices.
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London
Maron
Marie Correll
Norman
Coombe Martin
Reuben Vaio
Misa Corell
Heaben Dale
Rich Turquoise Mines in California Discovered
An expedition reports vast abandoned turquoise mines in southeast San Bernardino County near Marroof. They describe Aztec era artifacts, stone hammers, and hundreds of pits with turquoise deposits. Some stones fetch up to $100, with many worth several dollars each, amid a rugged, historic mining region.
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San Francsco
Mares
San Bernardino County
Prison arts and schooling planned for inmates in Pittsburgia
Warden Wright at the Western penitentiary schedules a two month program beginning tomorrow to ease inmate monotony under a new labor law. Fifteen prisoners will attend classes in reading writing and arithmetic with two fifths employed while the rest idle. A quilt project by girls from Lone Mirror ties to the Bal Yatton Army hospital is noted along with a list of participants. Also highlighted is Booker T. Washington’s mother Mrs. Washington moving to Marden near the Island Plyer.
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Pittsburg
Maron
Wright
Western Penitentiary
Shealiver
Eae
Wild Man Run to Earth in Beacon Falls Pursuit
A three hour chase through Beacon Falls woods ends with a wild man captured by a 4 man citizen posse led by Naugatuck Police Chief Hosford. He wore torn trousers, had a shaggy beard, and resisted briefly before eight men subdued him. Evidence of marauding included stolen food and kitchen utensils in a cave three miles from the outskirts.
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New England
Bridgeport
Conn
Beacon Falls
Hosford
Naugatuck
Dennis Kennedy
Ee Ald
Blow to Standard Oil in Indiana Gas Case
The Indiana supreme court upheld a law restricting waste of natural gas by all operators, delivering a hard blow to Standard Oil. Hefty fines loom, with one county facing possible payouts around 25 000 dollars. Widespread violations threaten gas wells and future supply as millions of cubic feet are wasted and geologists doubt five years of reserves.
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Indianapolis
Araren
Indiana Supreme Court
Standard OU Company
Indiana
CANVAS BACKS FOR HTM Thirteen Pairs Shipped to Kaiser
Emperor William ordered fifteen pairs of canvas-back ducks from America. A. Schumacher & Co. arranged the purchase via Messrs Sessions to ship thirteen and a half pairs plus redheads due to season limits. Ducks packed by suspending legs around willow baskets with ten per basket to avoid bruising and allow air flow.
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Baltimore
Emperor William
Germany
America
A. Schumacher & Co
Meears A.D
Astor Syndicate Granted 500000 Acres in Honduras
John Jacob Astor and four associates arrived in New Orleans after visiting Mexico and Central America. The Honduras government plans a land subsidy of about 500000 acres to the syndicate aiding a railroad pushed from Puerto Cortez toward the Southern Pacific coast. The party portrays themselves as businessmen tackling Honduras debt and seeking development.
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The
Little Republic
Astor
New Orleans
John Jacob Astor
New York
Galveston
Mexico
Central America
Washington & Valentine
Honduras
Puerto Cortez
Pacific
Valentine
Dut
Morocco Plant Sold By Ford MorOcco Boss
Peter J. Ford retires as president and general manager of the Ford MorOcco company, a major leather factory in Wilmington, selling his interests to a Boston syndicate led by William A. Stentor. A new manager is not yet chosen. The plant employs over 1,000 workers and is valued at about $1.6 million.
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Wilmington
Del
Peter J. Ford
Ford MorOcco Company
Boston
OYCLERS RESIST TAX Baltimore Wheelmen oppose 35 tax
Baltimore activists led by Chick Consul Sams of the Maryland division L A W oppose a proposed annual wheel tax of 35 arguing unequal burden between a bicycle valued at 50 and a carriage at 1000. Supporters say cyclists share streets and should fund repairs and improvements. Grain-O ad promotes a health drink as coffee substitute.
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Baltimore
Marek Z
Chick Consul Sams
Maryland
Hie
First annual Kansas Cattlemen's convention opens
Abilene March 23 opening session of Kansas Cattlemen's Association drew strong turnout from central and western Kansas. J G McCoy, longtime cattle leader, received a hearty welcome. Secretary Coburn spoke on Kansas for Stockmen. Discussions covered transportation rates, cattle prices, and plans to unite with the State Live Stock Association.
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Abiene
Kiness Cattlemen’s Association
Central
Kansas
J. G.mccoy
Central Hotel
Abilene
Wid Bill
Joseph White
FP. S. Hlayney
J.W. Robinson
BL Dorado
G. A Rogers
Association of Benefitn
House
FF. D. Coburn
State Buard of Agriculture
Eugene Rust
Kansas Sike
J. W. Robinson
Dorado
Kansas City
George M. Munger
Greenwood County
J. Truce
Colorado
Munster
Lynch
State Live Stock Association
G. G. Gillett
Fort Worth
Woodward
Burrton Nine Form Cooperative Living to Ease Food Burdens
Nine Burrton families have organized a cooperative living association to settle the food question on a cooperative basis. Aimed at reducing kitchen work and costs, the group prioritizes economical meals, shared provisioning, and social dining, while noting potential downsides like care in cooking, rents, and distance from a clubhouse.
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Burrton
Surrton
Ie Co-operative Living Association
Recepive
Isreel
Bryan at Lawrence Addresses and Audience of Se
Lawrence reports a crowd despite a late Union Pacific train and storm conditions as $250 prize money was offered and audience numbers were noted. The event occurred on March 22 with attention drawn to the proceedings and payouts.
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Lawrence
Union Pacific
La Grippe and Nervous System Fallout Cured by Dr Miles Nervine
The ad warns La Grippe damages nerves causing sleeplessness weakness and low spirits. It touts Dr Miles Restorative Nervine as a cure, with patient John S. Pool praising improved sleep and nerves after suffering severe post illness effects. Claims a money back guarantee and drug free formula from Dr Miles Medical Co.
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la Grippe
Miles
John S. Pool
Princeton
Dr. Miles
Miles Nervine
Dr. Miles Medical Co
Elkbart, Ind
Bryan Lectures Draw 2500 At Armory Hall
Hundreds gathered at the depot and Eldridge house as William J. Bryan arrived. A reception committee from Kansas City accompanied him, he spoke from a balcony for ten minutes, toured the government Indian exhibit, and later addressed a full Armory hall of about 2500 people. Samuel D. Bishop chaired the meeting. Bryan proposed a $250 prize funded by state university regents for yearly best essay on the principles of free government.
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Wiliam J.ryan
Mr. Bryan
Kansas City
Eldridge House
Government
Armory Hall
W. R. Fisher
Union
Himstalkc Clubs
Samuel D. Bishop
Bryan
Regents
The
State University
Cattle Delayed as Quarantine Report Reaches Newton
Sheriff Means reports no Texas cattle through Newton despite a directive from the state livestock quarantine commission. Secretary Taylor Riddle advised immediate quarantine after 300 head were unloaded below the quarantine line, but only a jot of southern cattle that had passed through to Lamar, Colorado, was found.
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Newton
Sheriff Means
Taylor Riddle
State Livestock Canitary Commission
Texas
Lamar
Col
Norton marks Neal Dow birthday with prohi meeting
In Norton March 23 the State Temperance union organized a public gathering to celebrate General Neal Dow's birthday. Speakers from multiple parties urged strict enforcement of prohibition, stating the county will send delegations to state conventions and vote for candidates favoring strict enforcement.
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Norton
State Temperance Union
Neal Dow
Young Boy Killed in Pasture Near Larned
The 15-year-old son of A. J. Pumphrey was found dead in a pasture two miles east of Larned with a gunshot wound to the stomach. He had left home Sunday morning and a search party found footprints leading to a wheat field and the body. Investigation indicates the pistol’s breech exploded, causing fatal injuries.
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Larned
A. J. Pumphrey
Here
Dust Storm Sweeps Morton County in Kansas
Norton March 24 The worst dust storm of years raged here for two days from the northeast in a solid wall of dust It began about 4 PM forming a hazy northern sky scene before bursting over the city blotting out objects with suffocating dust The storm’s severity is likened to events not seen since 1805 Lively Fire at Wichita Fire destroyed two story and one story frame buildings on East Douglas Avenue injuring little but causing $3500 loss with $1000 insurance on stock
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Norton
Wichita
Douglas Avenue
C. MM. Stewart
Bruce's Successor in Washington March 22 Announcement
The president told the Town congressional delegation he would appoint Judson Lyons the negro national committeeman from a state and register of the treasury to a high post, signaling a historic political appointment and shift.
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Washington
Judson Lyons
Ae Te Register of the Treasury
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